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| | Hi, this is probably a pretty dummy question but I thought I'd ask before trying, here it goes ... I have a compaq presario 2100 which (obviously) came with a couple of CDs for installing Windows XP. Now I would like to install Windows XP on a different machine, can …  |
| | i cant start windows up normally, when selecting start windows normally my pc reboots can't get into safe mode, when selecting safe mode my pc reboots i would like to reinstall windows without losing files, how can i do this??? |
| | Ok... This started a week ago and now I'm getting annoyed by it. As usual, it was a normal day and I turn on the computer. It shows the Gateway screen, loads through that and onto the Windows XP loading screen. The cursor goes into the middle and then stops, … |
| | I upgraded to Windows XP and now there is no CD-ROM drive in my computer-- how do I get it to work? Thanks, michelle |
| | Yesterday I did a windows update which installed/activated Windows XP SP2 security center. The first time, the internet connection said it would be limited because my IP address was no longer recognized. I rebooted, and now I can no longer connect at all. (error 769; destination unreachable) I tried adding … |
| | Look! I need my updates! Why is this happening! |
 | [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Save Time and Effort in Typing URL Addresses [/color][/size][size=2]With Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP, typing Web addresses can be a breeze. [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Type the domain of an address, such as Microsoft, and then … |
| | Hi I'm new to forums but have a major problem with my Sony Vaio. It is just out of it's 3 year extended warranty and it crashed one day. I tried to close down the program and even pressed Alt+Del+F4 but it would not respond so I pressed and held …  |
 | Hello! i'm running a celeron 2.00GHz laptop on windows XP home edition. it runs at 240MB RAM. it is a new system but when i click on a link in internet explorer 6.0 the window completely freezes. the mouse icon stays as the little hand thing and i have to … |
| | I ran a program that replaced important system files (of course I was not planning for that to happen) so when I boot up my computer I get the following error message. When the welcome screen should come up: stop: c000021a {fatal system errors} The Windows Logon Process system process … |
| | i just ran hijackthis on my computer... my IE keeps resetting itself and i did some research on found that hijackthis can help me figure out whats wrong. please help me... i have not a clue on what to delete... here is the result of the scan. any help is …  |
 | I have vista on my machine but games dont work on it so how can i install windows xp to so i can have both running on one machine so I can you use the delights of vista but play games on xp? any ideas apreciated:) |
| | Well Service Pack 1 Beta has come out for Windows XP People with Downloaded copies have to pay the price of tweaking the registry and have to reboot as well lol. SP1 full is coming. Also Windows XP .NET should be coming out around early Fall so they say. Also … |
| | Now... i hate to say this.. but I only have 128megs of RAM in this computer. Not to mension its PC66. If I have a few programs open, I have 20% free (I have a program running in the tray telling me). Then, if I close a program, I have … |
| | Hi I am a newbie to this kind of thing as well as to this site and I need some help!!! I have come very close to making the new PS Eye (SLEH-00201) camera work on my laptop, but I really have no idea what I'm doing. I tried installing … |
| | OS: Windows XP: home edition with SP2. The problem I am having is when ever I plug in a previousy unknown thumbdrive or USB device webcam, mouse, keyboard, etc...into my USB port (logged in as administrator), Windows will detect the device but will not auto install the drivers. it will … |
| | Help Please! My computer is infested with something that, is stopping my desktop shortcuts not to work (when I double-click on them they become transparrent and are added to the clipboard). It is causing Internet Explorer to not work, whenever it is directed to a webpage it does not open … |
| | I am not a techie but a newbie looking for Techie's Guidance! I want to Transfer small files - mainly for backup- between my MS DOS PC (P4 Processor 256 MB RAM and 40 GB HDD - 8 GB alone accessible through DOS) whose OS is MS DOS 6.22 _(I … |
| | I have been trying to reformat a hardrive with windows xp. My buddy's Dell laptop wasn't working too good and it was from his old job which had restrictions by an administrative account we didnt have the password to, so i said i would reformat it for him. I have …  |
| | Recently my laptop suffered a major meltdown, the hard drive was completely wiped (apparently it required a new mother board as well, thankfully was still under warrenty) when it returns I need to know if there may be any problems reinstalling Windows XP using the key attached to the laptop, … |
| | :!: I keep getting a pop up that says: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Buffer overrun detected Program C:/Program Files/Yahoo/browser/ybrowser .exe A buffer overun has been detected which has corrupted the programs internal state. Program cannot safely cont. execution and must terminate. Then the browser shuts down. I spoke to … |
| | Was looking to see if anyone has a suggestion as to where I can get a reasonably priced win xp home or pro edition because my ME has had it I am tired of having to look for drivers every time I do a clean install and when I tried … |
| | I have been working with Windows XP with much personal stuff. Then I needed to upgrade my hardware. I bought new motherboard, new processor, etc. I tried to keep up my old harddrive and my old Windows XP with all my personal stuff. After the hardware change Windows XP can … |
| | [COLOR=Purple]This is my problem that I'm having.. I ran this software called easycleaner and I was deleting duplicate files.. not knowing that this one was very a important one..anyway now I'm getting this on my kids computer screen [B]Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: … |
| | hi everybody.. 20gb, 1.79ghz, AMD processor i have a laptop for more than a year.. just last weeek i experienced a windows problem io think. the laptop kept switching on and off automatically without stopping but with a blue screen. some friends asked to re-install windows xp again and format … |
| | The attached image shows my problem. When I create a GUI in netbeans, the preview of the GUI does not match the actual GUI shown when running in two ways. One (in a minor sense) is that it does not have the windows xp "look" for its buttons, borders and …  |
| | I have an Acer Travelmate 280 laptop. Ive been trying and trying to install windows XP home on it to no avail. I have updated the Bios to the most recent version and it still doesnt install. Setup will copy the necessary files then wants to reboot. It reboots and … |
| | Hi All, I do not know what happened to the computer/Windows XP Home edition. I used the computer on the night of October 21, 2007, to see a video Diney sent to plan a vacation. Yesterday October 22, when I got home from work I turned on the computer and … |
| | Most windows applications print fine. One site that does require Java wants to download file instead of printing. No help from site IT. Tried two different versions of Java and they say that IE 6.0 is not a problem. What should I try? |
| | I have recently tried to load a video program Disney/Pixas/Cars. My computer exceeds all the minimum requirements. I have a Compaq Presario S5000CL running a bundled Windows XP Home Edition. Each time I try to load the program it stalls out at 43%. A second attempt stalls out at 86%, … |
| | I was browsing my PC last night and find out this. [IMG]http://www.zendurl.com/s/saeen///icons.JPG[/IMG] Can you guys please tell how can I change color of other icons text each different. |
| | I have Windows xp, macfee, and a dsl provider, and i worked fine FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, but for almost two months i always receive the message The page cannot be display. I talked with the support of the internet provider and we made several conections and procedures but nothing worked, … |
| | had some similiar issues that drove me crazy for a couple days. Windows XP started to freeze at boot when loading drivers. Was able to get to the HD with acroplis and make a backup. Thought an XP file was corrupt, so went to repair mode and fixboot, but this … |
| | I just got a new motherboard, processor, ram, and video card. I gotta gigabyte KT600 motherboard, athlon xp 2600, 512 pc3200 ram, and a radeon 9600 se. When i tried to install windows XP the screen kept freezing where it says "starting up windows". Then i tried using floppy startup … |
| | I've got massive problems going on here... I'm running Windows XP Pro, and after rebooting the computer after a crash, I am no longer able to properly login. If allowed to boot normally, the computer crashes while loading the Welcome screen, before I even get a chance to login. I've … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Clean Your Prefetch to Improve Performance [/color][/size][size=2]This is a unique technique for WinXP. We know that it is necessary to scrub registry and TEMP files for Win9X/ME/2000 periodically. Prefetch is a new and very useful …  |
| | Hi, Im creating my own home media center, and im writing my own software for it. After searching the web for several hours i'm still having trouble understanding how and if its possible to control a Tv Tuner card from my application. To my understanding it should be possible through … |
| | When I start my computer, windows starts up and displays initial screen, but then shuts itself down and then restarts, and so on. When start in safe mode, windows still shuts itself down. So I tried start in safe mode and did "return to last good configuration" but end result … |
| | ::About the system:: Windows XP sp2 Pro. Pentium 4 3.20GHz 512MB Ram PC3200 It's a friends PC and they have a habbit of messing up their computer in one way or another. Then they blame it on their kids. Most of the time it was to the point of having …  |
| | Hi y'all I'm a new threader so be gentle with me. I run a 3-year old PC with Windows XP Home edition and I use it for my AutoCAD work. Stupidly, I do not have a recent backup (I put files on CD's). So I do not want to format … |
| | Whenever I go to the Speech option in Control Panel, and click on Configure Microphone, and then to the testing for the blowing in the mic, it plays back the first time fine, but the second time it goes about 2x/4x slower and deeper. I have looked at the troubleshooter, …  |
| | Hi Everyone, I wanted to ask, does Windows record the amount of times it is turned on, logged into or something similar? I would like to have a log of when it is turned on or used, also it would be usefull if there was a program usage log too. … |
| | Please suggest/help: [B]The Problem[/B]: When I click on my icon which is a (limited) account it displays a message -- Note: I have replaced my logon name with the generic word "user" in the following-- c:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop not accessible Access denied. I have a total of three user accounts … |
| | Getting "Windows\system32\config\systemd is missing or corrupt" message at boot up after i choose my XP OS at the duel boot screen & its telling me to use recovery council but which CD recovery council windows 2000 CD or XP to fix the problem..... I m thinking how is a windows … |
| | helo, I am using windows xp professional and I was trying to change my start button with my name bye using the help of "ResHacker" software,after editing the "explore.exe and registry file I restarted my pc,after entering the user name and password it is showing only a blue blank screen … |
| | -I have a Toshiba Laptop running Windows XP SP2- Problem: My problem is not actually only in IE, but all browsers. Some Ads which appear on a webpage are not displaying correctly. Instead of the Ad being displayed, it says "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" where the Ad is supposed … |
| | my computer won't boot past the windows xp display. when it gets to that point, the system just shuts down. i trued to reload it but it shuts down during reload as well. |
| | Hi windows xp freezes verry much, the booting process is also verry dangerous, its not because of one program, it freezes randomly, I've done a spyware scan, virus scan cleaned my temp folder, I also made a hijackthis log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 20:51:27, on … |
| | When I boot my HP pavillion x1963, it seems to be starting fine until after the Windows XP screen comes and goes, then an error box appears with "THE SYSTEM IS NOT FULLY INSTALLED. PLEASE RUN SETUP AGAIN." I have tried the recovery disk, but got no results. Any help … |
| | Hi everone, i came to this site for help because i am really unsure of what is going on. I had a working computer (to put it one way but it had an out dated motherboard, recently i bought a new one and installed it with a new AMD dual … |
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